Norman: One Amazing Goldfish! by Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. PICTURE BOOK Candlewick Press, 2020. $17 9781536206715
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Norman the goldfish does all sorts of amazing tricks. Norman’s owner enters Norman and himself into a pet contest, but Norman gets stage fright and can’t perform his tricks. When his owner starts to play his tuba, Norman starts to sing and then Norman is shaken from his stage fright and shows everyone what he can do.
Norman is the cutest goldfish, and the illustrations are bright and attractive. The storyline seemed a bit far-fetched and there wasn’t an applicable strategy for overcoming stage fright for readers. Cute pictures, but just an okay story.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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